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A tax take of 400 million pounds or so might seem a small number when you consider that Amazon alone is expected to post sales of USD 233 billion this year. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Britain to target online giants with new 'Digital Services Tax'

The tax will be designed to ensure established tech giants, rather than start-ups, shoulder the burden.

30 Oct 2018 8:08 AM IST

As part of the lawmakers announcement of their probe, they published the responses of banks that have suffered recent outages explaining what went wrong.

British lawmakers launch investigation into bank IT failures

The cross-party Treasury Committee of lawmakers said it will examine how financial firms are trying to guard against IT...

25 Nov 2018 10:47 AM IST

Author Wendy Holden, who chaired the judging panel, on Tuesday called the collection life affirming and uplifting. (Photo: Twitter/ Helen Dunmore)

Late poet Helen Dunmore's collection wins Costa book prize

Open to writers based in Britain and Ireland, the Costa prizes are awarded in five categories.

31 Jan 2018 2:23 PM IST

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization. (Photo: Pixabay)

Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day: study

Tobacco kills about seven million people worldwide every year, according to the World Health Organization.

25 Jan 2018 10:55 AM IST

The generation aged between 16 to 24 has been controversially dubbed the snowflakes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survey reveals one fourth of millennials are stressed out every day

While only 31 per cent revealed that they felt mentally stimulated every day, while 46 per cent felt stressed under...

20 Jan 2018 7:19 PM IST

Report, recently released, goes on to add that cyber vulnerabilities within nuclear weapons systems and structures present a whole set of dangers and risks. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Nuclear weapons in Britain are vulnerable to a cyber attack, says...

Experts warn that dangers include missiles being launched incorrectly since most of them have been built before advent...

11 Jan 2018 10:17 AM IST

Scientists reproduced the sausage dogs DNA in a litter borne by a canine surrogate mum. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK's first cloned dog Minnie Winnie expecting litter of puppies

Owner Rebecca Bourne, 34, is thrilled since her original dog Winnie died last year at the age of 15 after being hit by a...

9 Jan 2018 10:47 AM IST

Sources said that the home department and jail authorities would study the report and then take a decision.

Imprisoned suspected drug dealer hasn't used loo for 34 days

Drug suspect who has broken Brit record for spending most days in custody without using lavatory is given another five...

21 Feb 2018 4:09 PM IST

KFC shut the ice machines in question (Photo: AFP)

Police ask people not to call 911 over KFC crisis

Cops in UK have warned chicken lovers to stop phoning them over the KFC crisis.

21 Feb 2018 2:42 PM IST

Using the hashtag #KFCCrisis, users mocked the overreaction of Brits when they couldnt get their favourite fast food. (Photo: AP)

Twitter goes into meltdown as KFC runs out of chicken

Here are hilarious overreactions to KFC running out of chicken in two-thirds of its British stores.

20 Feb 2018 1:42 PM IST

Hospitals sterilise surgical equipment with high-pressure steam, chemicals that kill viruses and bacteria, but this may not be adequate. (Photo: Pixabay)

Brain-maiming protein may have spread via surgery: study

Hygiene standards are more stringent now, but the capacity of brain-attacking proteins to withstand sterilisation is...

17 Feb 2018 2:27 PM IST

The court ordered Dragos to carry out 50 hours of unpaid work over the year, and to pay Â£85 costs and a Â£85 victim surcharge. (Photo: Instagram/DragosPatrunjel)

Britain's best-dressed' thief gets caught stealing Tesco sunglasses

When Patrunjel appeared before Swindon Magistrates Court on January 31, he admitted to seven charges of theft.

7 Feb 2018 6:09 PM IST